At A Glance

5 May 1943 at a glance

Day of the week
5 May 1943 was a Wednesday.
Top Film of 1943
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1943 was For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Star sign
The star sign for 5 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 May 1943 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 May 1943 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 5 May

  • 1940 World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
  • 1941 Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day.
  • 1945 World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
  • 1945 World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
  • 1946 The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Famous people born on 5 May

  • Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)
  • Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1957)
  • Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
  • Henry Cavill, English actor (born 1983)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1943 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 February – Nuffield Foundation established by William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield.
  • 5 March – the Gloster Meteor, the first operational military jet aircraft for the Allies, has its first test flight, at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
  • 13 April – release of the Ministry of Information film Desert Victory, which will win this year's Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
More events of 1943 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 1943

Prime Minister

Winston Churchill

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

4p

Loaf of Bread

2p

Average House

£625

Weekly Wage

£4.40

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